Intel is to buy Silicon Mobility, the French fabless silicon and software company that specialises in SoCs for intelligent EV energy management.

“Intel is taking a ‘whole vehicle’ approach to solving the industry’s biggest challenges,” says Intel vp  Jack Weast “the acquisition of Silicon Mobility aligns with our sustainability goals while addressing a critical energy management need for the industry.”

Silicon Mobility is a portfolio company of Cipio Partners and Capital-E whose SoCs feature accelerators purpose-built for energy delivery and co-designed with  software algorithms to make  gains in vehicle energy efficiency.

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Silicon Mobility’s technology portfolio will extend Intel’s reach in the vehicle beyond high-performance compute into intelligent and programmable power devices.

The EV transition alongside customer demand for in-vehicle experiences fuels Intel’s strategy to enable the SDV (Software Defined Vehicle).

Intel also announced a commitment to deliver the industry’s first open UCIe-based chiplet platform for SDVs. Intel will work with imec to ensure the packaging technologies meet the quality and reliability requirements of the automotive industry. Intel will also chair a new industry-defining international standard for EV power management.

Intel intends that its expanded AI-enhanced “whole vehicle” roadmap will move the industry toward a more scalable, software-defined and sustainable future.